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CERTIFICANT NEWS & NOTES
3/2008 |
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The BACB is
pleased to announce that Jane Howard and Christie Enzinna have been
elected to the BACB Board of Directors. We congratulate them and
thank the 1379 certificants who voted in the recent election. |
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11/2007 |
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The BACB is
pleased to provide the following two documents for your
information: a unified statement of mutual support between three
major behavior analysis organizations, and an announcement
containing details on a new organization that will provide support
for BACB certificants. Click
here for the documents. |
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9/2007 |
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The
Behavior Analyst Certification Board's BCBA and BCABA credentialing
programs are now accredited by the National Commission for Certifying
Agencies in Washington, DC. The NCCA is the accreditation body
of the National
Organization for Competency Assurance. |
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8/2007 |
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The BACB has decided not to pursue a
credential in autism at this time, however valuable information
regarding content for BCBAs working with persons with autism was
obtained as part of the exploratory process. The BACB is
releasing this information in the form of the BACB Task List for
Board Certified Behavior Analysts Working with Persons with Autism©. Please click
here for
the Task List and click
here for information on the exploration of an autism specialty. |
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8/2007 |
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Effective January 1, 2009, individuals
certified as Board Certified Associate Behavior Analysts will be
certified as Board Certified Assistant Behavior Analysts and must
document
supervision by a BCBA. Please see
newsletters for more details. |
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7/2007 |
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The BACB provided information to the DoD to help DoD develop a report and plan of
services for military dependent children with autism. This
report and plan supports applied behavior analysis (ABA) and the BACB
credentials. Please click
here to view
the report. |
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1/2007 |
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In response to certificants requests, the
BACB is posting links to insurance companies that write liability
insurance specifically for BCBAs and BCABAs. To view the
liability insurance page
click
here. |
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For the convenience of certificants, the BACB
will retain the original documentation requirement for Type 3
continuing education:
the attestation signed and dated by the certificant on the recertification application. The BACB will not require signatures from presenters. |
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1/2006 |
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Email
is the primary mode of communication with certificants. Please add the domain BACB.com as a "safe sender" in your email
program to ensure that you will receive all BACB communications. |
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6/2005 |
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Effective
July 1, 2008, certificants recertifying must present
3 continuing education hours in ethics and professional
behavior. |
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Welcome to the Certificants' section of
BACB.com.
We
will use this page as our primary means to communicate new information
to BCBAs and BCABAs. We suggest you check here monthly for the most
recent and complete information. You may wish to bookmark this page for
easy access.
As always,
if you do not find the information you need on this site,
the easiest and most efficient way of contacting us is through email -
and you will have a written copy of our reply.
please click here to send a comment or
question.
Thank
you for your continuing support and confidence.
Jerry
Gerald L. Shook, Ph.D.,
BCBA
Chief Executive Officer
Tallahassee, Florida |
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Board, Inc.," "BACB," "Board Certified Behavior
Analyst," "BCBA," "Board Certified Associate Behavior
Analyst," and "BCABA" are owned by the Behavior
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